CFS Tax Software, Inc.

Early Renewal Incentives Expire on August 31st!
For the remainder of August, CFS is offering incentives for you to renew your CFS software for next year. Earn a $5 Voucher for each program you renew by August 31st. You can also get 10% off any program you've never had before. Also, forms, folders, envelopes, checks and labels are all 20% off by August 31st.

You can access your account by registering with MyCFS. You can view your order history, view your renewal notice (software, forms, tax return supplies), contact tech support, and retrieve your license codes. Register now by clicking here!

CFS Adds PDF File Support
CFS supports the use of PDF995 printer driver from Software995 for the creation of PDF files. CFS provides a setup program to install PDF995 as a printer driver on our user's computer. Users may print to the PDF995 printer driver from any program by selecting it in the printer dialog box at the beginning of a print job.

(Currently, CA Sales Tax Preparer and NY Sales Tax Preparer have the features described below. TaxTools and the Payroll System will be updated soon with support for PDF995. Other programs will be supported in the future.)

Our programs take advantage of several powerful features of the PDF995 printer driver. When selecting PDF995 as the printer driver an options dialog box will appear. A Save Settings button will save all options settings to be used for the next PDF file. Users may check options to:

View PDF (launch default PDF viewer) – This option will display the PDF file in the computer's default PDF viewer, usually Adobe Acrobat Reader or Adobe Acrobat. Your computer must have a program installed to view PDF files and the PDF file extension must be associated with it.
Create Email to Client with PDF attachment – This option will create an email message to the current client (if the client has an email address entered in the Client database) with the PDF file as an attachment. The computer must have a MAPI compliant email program (such as Outlook or Outlook Express; not web-based email such as Yahoo or AOL). The email creation screen will be displayed on screen for the user to add a subject and message before sending it.
Add Stamp to PDF – This option will create a diagonal gray stamp (watermark) across all pages of the PDF file. The user may specify the text of the stamp in the adjacent box.

Save to Client's folder: The Save As dialog box will open to the current client's folder. The user may then enter the desired file name. PDF files saved in the client's folder will appear on the Client Folder pane of the main program window and may be viewed by double clicking the name of the PDF file.
Save to My Documents folder: The Save As dialog box will open to the user's My Documents folder.
Save to Specified Directory: The Save As dialog box will open to the drive and directory specified by the drive and directory lists shown.

IRS Revises Form 1096
Recent mailing address changes in Form 1096 instructions eliminated two offices. The change was made after CFS shipped some 1096s to customers.

The original forms have (2006) in the lower right corner. Updated forms are marked with (Rev. 7-2006).

Due to this change, CFS will ship replacement packs of 1096 forms to affected customers. Please discard any old 1096s and use the forms contained in the free replacement packs.